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Lyft, Baidu to start testing robotaxis in LondonChinese tech giant Baidu is set to test its self-driving cars in London soon. Partnering with Lyft, the company aims for commercial operati...
Lyft to buy Gett’s UK taxi business, marking its third international acquisitionLyft is expanding its global reach by acquiring the UK business of London black cab app Gett. This move significantly boosts Lyft's driver ...
Of rides & rivals: Travis Kalanick on Uber’s capital strategy, competition with LyftTravis Kalanick said the Uber–Lyft rivalry became a battle for venture capital as much as riders. Uber used fundraising as a strategic weap...
Uber rolls out Baidu's self-driving taxis for ride hailing in DubaiUber and Baidu said on Tuesday they would launch autonomous ride-hailing services in Dubai in the coming month, the latest step in the Chi...
Uber, Lyft to test Baidu robotaxis in UK from next yearIt highlights how ride-hailing platforms are accelerating autonomous rollout through partnerships, positioning London as an early proving g...
Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwideA global AWS outage disrupted thousands of websites and apps, including major platforms like Snapchat and Reddit, due to issues with its US...
Uber, Lyft drivers strike across US, demanding fairer payWorkers say the rideshare and food delivery platforms are taking disproportionate sums from their fares as fees, hurting their earnings. Th...
Amazon’s sales from international ops remain flat; Growth worries for Snap, PinterestAmazon's net sales from international operations remained largely flat in the quarter ended March 2023. CEO Andy Jassy said in an earnings ...
Uber agrees world-first union deal for UK drivers"When tech private hire companies and unions work together like this, everyone benefits -- bringing dignified, secure employment back to th...
Ola fires 1,400, says revenues plunge 95% in two monthsOla — backed by global marquee investors including SoftBank, Tiger Global, Tencent, and Steadview Capital—employs about 4,000 people in its...
Uber reports 3,000 sexual assault claims last year in its safety reviewCounting assaults is a complicated exercise. Only about a third of claims the company received about penetration without consent were repor...
Uber’s London ban marks global backlash for ride-hailing giantsFor Uber, the loss of its license in London puts one of its biggest markets outside of the U.S at risk. The regulator found unlicensed user...
Uber rejects labeling drivers as employees under California lawThe idea that drivers are not core to Uber’s business is one that elicits indignation from critics, but the company has long relied on a ve...
View: No, Car ownership won't become obsoleteIn its 2018 survey, KPMG wrote of a fundamental change in the car retail landscape driven by demand for “more intelligent mobility solution...
Gujarat government plans to cap Uber, Ola fleet at 20,000“The aggregator shall not attach more than 20,000 vehicles under one licence and only one licence shall be issued to a company or an aggreg...
Ola met London transport regulator last year as Uber's rivals muscle in to lure passengersEU’s top court in December ruled Uber must be regulated as a transportation service, a blow to the company’s attempts to avoid taxi rules.
Infibeam's Sachin Dalal to head Rakuten in IndiaSachin Dalal, cofounder of BSE-listed ecommerce firm Infibeam, will spearhead Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten’s thrust into Indian shores.
Japan's Rakuten opens office in Bengaluru; poaches mid-level managers from Flipkart, AmazonPromising as the Indian ecommerce market seems, it would be challenging for Rakuten or any other newcomer to establish itself in the space.
Ola completes $500 million fundraise as race with Uber gains tractionOla, which recently also ventured into grocery delivery and electronic payments, is now valued at $5 billion, a top executive of the compan...
Google plans to turn self-driving cars into robo taxi serviceThe self-driving vehicles would pick up and drop off passengers without human intervention, and would presumably be paired with a mobile ap...